by HorseMinute.com | Aug 26, 2025 | Horse Breeding
New research conducted in the UK on 129 Thoroughbred foals revealed that extensive turnout in larger pastures during the first six months of life, along with later weaning, significantly improves the likelihood of these horses entering training, competing more...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 26, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Sabrina Moore, breeder of the Maryland-bred champion Knicks Go, recently experienced an emotional high as Knicks Go’s first-crop foal, Ewing, secured the sire’s first graded stakes win at Saratoga. Despite closing her breeding operation and relocating to Kentucky,...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 26, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Global investors were unsettled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, intensifying concerns about the politicization of the Fed and its independence. Although markets reacted mildly, with slight shifts in...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 25, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Tasracing has announced a $1 million boost and several initiatives to invigorate Tasmania’s thoroughbred racing industry, including increasing the TasBred scheme’s prize pool to $2.15 million and expanding $20,000 bonus prizes to more races and removing age...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 25, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Sovereignty, the top 3-year-old colt and leading Horse of the Year contender, dominated the 156th Travers Stakes at Saratoga with an effortless 10-length victory, marking his fourth consecutive Grade 1 win including the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. Trained by...
by HorseMinute.com | Aug 25, 2025 | Horse Breeding
Jane Holderness-Roddam, director and co-founder of West Kington Stud, has announced her decision to step down, leading to the stud’s closure after 30 years of significant contributions to equestrian breeding. Established in the mid-1990s, West Kington Stud...
